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Film Review by Kam Williams Alicia Vikander Plays Acrobatic Superhero in Reboot of Action Franchise Times have certainly changed when you find celebrated dramatic actresses opting to play action heroes in blockbuster movies. For instance, Jennifer Lawrence had already been nominated for an Academy Award (for Winter’s Bone) when she agreed to star as…

Film Review by Kam Williams Gay Teen Cruelly Forced Out of the Closet in Heartwarming Coming-of-Age Dramedy Simon Spier (Nick Robinson) would tell you himself that he’s your typical teen except for the fact that he’s hiding one huge secret. He’s gay, but hasn’t told either his parents (Josh Duhamel and Jennifer Garner) or…

Film Review by Kam Williams Dazzling Adaptation of Beloved Children’s Classic Brought to the Big Screen Madeleine L’Engle finished writing “A Wrinkle in Time” in 1960, but the escapist fantasy was rejected by over two dozen publishers before it finally captured the imagination of John Farrar, co-founder of Farrar, Straus and Giroux. In 1963,…

Film Review by Kam Williams Elderly Couple Embarks on Eventful Road Trip in Bittersweet Romantic Romp Ella (Helen Mirren) and John Spencer (Donald Sutherland) have been happily married for 50+ years, and their love hasn’t been diminished one iota by his battle with dementia or by hers with brain cancer. Therefore, it makes sense…

Film Review by Kam Williams Naive Nerd Abandoned by Boss in Mexico in Madcap Action Comedy Nerdy Harold Soyinka (David Oyelowo) is a loyal employee at Promethium Pharmaceuticals who has been patiently waiting for his chance to share in the success from its lucrative sales of medical marijuana in pill form. Unfortunately, the naive…

by Kam Williams The Shape of Water Wins Best Picture Diversity-Themed Evening Celebrates Inclusion in Hollywood The Shape of Water was the big winner at the 90th Academy Awards, netting four Oscars, including Best Picture. Mexican directors have now won four of the past five years, with Guillermo del Toro joining his compadres Alejandro…

Film Review by Kam Williams Israeli Couple Grieves Loss of Soldier Son in Poignant, Deliberately-Paced Drama Michael (Lior Ashkenazi) and Dafna Feldmann (Sarah Adler) live in Tel Aviv with their daughter Alma (Shira Haas). They also have a son, Jonathan (Yonaton Shiray), who is a Staff Sergeant serving at a remote border outpost located…

Book Review by Kam Williams Win Bigly Persuasion in a World Where Facts Don’t Matter by Scott Adams Portfolio/Penguin Hardcover, $27.00 304 pages ISBN: 978-0-7352-1971-7 “On August 13, 2015, I predicted on my blog that Donald Trump had a 98% chance of winning the presidency based on his persuasion skills… Persuasion is all…

Film Review by Kam Williams Intriguing Documentary Features Found Footage of Late Civil Rights Icon Malcolm X (1925-1965) is best remembered as the charismatic spokesperson for the Nation of Islam whose fiery speeches helped the Black Muslims’ ranks swell from 6,000 to 75,000 between 1956 and 1961. However, he fell out of favor with…

Film Review by Kam Williams Chadwick Boseman Rises to the Occasion as African King/Marvel Superhero Chadwick Boseman has already made quite a career out of portraying a variety of prominent African-Americans, from football star Floyd Little (The Express), to baseball great Jackie Robinson (42), to Godfather of Soul James Brown (Get on Up) to…

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